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Best time to visit Port Sudan

January is the best time to visit Port Sudan for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly January to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 85/100
A beach holiday February sea 25 °C
The least cloud September 12 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 0 mm
Warmth August 41 °C
Cooler weather January 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 85 26 °C 6 93
2 February 85 27 °C 2 100
3 March 79 29 °C 0 99
4 December 71 27 °C 12 80
5 April 68 32 °C 0 91
6 November 61 29 °C 12 73
7 October 59 33 °C 4 73
8 May 55 35 °C 0 74
9 September 46 38 °C 0 58
10 June 44 38 °C 0 61
11 July 39 41 °C 1 50
12 August 39 41 °C 1 48

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 26 °C 48 % 93
February 25 °C 27 °C 35 % 100
March 26 °C 29 °C 19 % 99
April 27 °C 32 °C 15 % 91
May 29 °C 35 °C 15 % 74
June 30 °C 38 °C 13 % 61
July 31 °C 41 °C 29 % 50
August 31 °C 41 °C 26 % 48
September 31 °C 38 °C 12 % 58
October 31 °C 33 °C 20 % 73
November 29 °C 29 °C 42 % 73
December 27 °C 27 °C 55 % 80

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 1 wet days and highs near 41 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 25.7 °C 18 mm 48 %
February 26.6 °C 6 mm 35 %
March 28.7 °C 1 mm 19 %
April 31.6 °C 3 mm 15 %
May 35.3 °C under 1 mm 15 %
June 38.4 °C under 1 mm 13 %
July 40.6 °C 4 mm 29 %
August 40.7 °C 4 mm 26 %
September 37.6 °C 1 mm 12 %
October 33.3 °C 14 mm 20 %
November 29.3 °C 43 mm 42 %
December 26.7 °C 42 mm 55 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.